Ottoman Empire
- Events
- 40
- Episodes
- 70
- Years
- 1519–1897
Every event in Historedia whose sources name Ottoman Empire, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.
Events and episodes
Celâl's Revolt in Anatolia
1519Role: Target of the revolt
Ottoman conquest of Cyprus begins
1570Role: Invading power
Treaty of Istanbul (1590)
1590Role: Treaty party
Outbreak of the Long War
1593Role: Belligerent power
Battle of Keresztes
1596Role: Attacking force
Founding of the territory of Kuwait
1613Role: Administrative authority from 1871
Treaty of Żurawno
1676Role: Signatory
- Siege of Żurawno
Sobieski’s 20,000 troops withstood a two-week siege by 50,000 Ottoman soldiers under Ibrahim Pasha.
- Territorial and Tribute Changes
The Commonwealth regained one-third of lost Ukrainian territories and ceased paying tribute to the Ottomans.
- Signing of the Treaty
The treaty was signed on 17 October 1676 in Żurawno, ending the second phase of the war.
- Lipka Tatar Provision
The treaty stipulated that Lipka Tatars could individually choose to serve either the Ottoman Empire or the Commonwealth.
- Siege of Żurawno
Treaty of Bakhchisarai
1681Role: Signatory
- Signing of the Treaty
The treaty was signed on 3 January 1681 in Bakhchisarai, ending the 1676–1681 war.
- Non-Settlement Agreement
All sides agreed not to settle the territory between the Southern Bug and Dnieper rivers.
- International Significance
The treaty stipulated a future 'Eternal Peace' between Russia and Poland, signed in 1686.
- Signing of the Treaty
Venetian Conquest of Morea
1687Role: Belligerent
Venetian siege of Negroponte
1688Role: Defending power
Ottomans recapture Belgrade
1690Role: Recapturing force
Congress begins in Sremski Karlovci
1698Role: Negotiating party
Treaty of Karlowitz
1699Role: Signatory and ceding party
Ottoman Declaration of War on Venice
1714Role: Belligerent declaring war
Treaty of Passarowitz
1718Role: Signatory
Treaty of Niš
1739Role: Signatory party
- Preliminary Agreement in Belgrade
A preliminary peace treaty was signed in Belgrade on 18 September 1739, initiating the peace process between Russia and the Ottoman Empire.
- Signing of the Treaty of Niš
The final Russo-Turkish peace treaty was signed in Niš on 3 October 1739, ending the war between the two empires.
- Ratification in Constantinople
The treaty was formally concluded with the exchange of diplomatic instruments and a final convention signed in Constantinople on 28 December 1739.
- Preliminary Agreement in Belgrade
Battle of Aspindza
1770Role: Opposing Force
Battle of Kozludzha
1774Role: Opposing force
Cession of Bukovina to the Habsburg Monarchy
1774–1776Role: Ceding party
Ottoman Agreement to Russian Annexation of Crimea
1774–1784Role: Defeated power under the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca; no supplied source records an Ottoman agreement to the 1783 annexation
- Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca ends the Russo-Turkish War
Russia and the Ottomans signed the peace treaty at Küçük Kaynarca on 21 July 1774, granting major concessions after the Ottoman defeat at Kozludzha.
- Catherine the Great annexes Crimea
After remaining nominally independent but dependent on Russia, the Crimean Khanate was formally annexed by Catherine the Great in 1783.
- Alleged 1784 Treaty of Constantinople
The legacy claim of an Ottoman agreement to the annexation in a Treaty of Constantinople dated 6 January 1784 finds no support in the supplied passages.
- Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca ends the Russo-Turkish War
Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca
1774Role: Signatory and defeated party
- Signing of the Treaty
The Ottoman Empire signed the Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca on 21 July 1774, ending the war with major concessions to Russia.
- Establishment of Orthodox Protectorate
The treaty granted Russia the right to protect Orthodox Christians in the Ottoman Empire, a significant diplomatic shift.
- Access to Turkish Straits
The treaty forced the Ottomans to allow Russian ships to pass through the Turkish Straits into the Mediterranean.
- Signing of the Treaty
Treaty of Aynalıkavak
1779Role: signatory
Battle of Karánsebes
1788Role: Adversary whose forces the Austrians were scouting for; Ottomans captured the strategic location without engaging
- Ottoman capture without engagement
The Ottomans took an unnamed strategic location without engaging the Austrians, while contemporary reports still recorded Austrian losses.
- Disputed casualty figures
Bernard uncitedly claimed 10,000 casualties, but official reports attribute most 1788 campaign losses to malaria and dysentery.
- Night of mutual mistaken fire
Austrian detachments scouting for Ottomans fired on one another during the night of 21–22 September 1788, causing self-inflicted casualties.
- Ottoman capture without engagement
Signing of the Treaty of Sistova
1790–1791Role: Contracting power
- Military Course of the War Before Peace
After early setbacks, the Habsburgs liberated Belgrade and won near Calafat in 1790, shaping the pre-negotiation situation.
- Signing of the Treaty of Sistova
The treaty ending the last Austro-Turkish war was signed at Sistova on 4 August 1791, brokered by Britain, Prussia and the Netherlands.
- Military Course of the War Before Peace
Treaty of Constantinople
1800Role: treaty party
- Conclusion of the Treaty of Constantinople
Russia and the Ottomans signed the treaty in spring 1800, creating the Septinsular Republic as the first autonomous Greek state since 1453.
- Sanctioning of the constitution and flag
On 1 November 1800 the Grand Vizier presented the delegates with the constitution, a diploma of autonomy, and the new flag, blessed by the Patriarch.
- Conclusion of the Treaty of Constantinople
Treaty of the Dardanelles concluded between Britain and the Ottoman Empire
1809Role: Treaty Party
- Conclusion of the Treaty
The Treaty of the Dardanelles was concluded between Britain and the Ottoman Empire on 5 January 1809 at Çanak.
- Restoration of Commercial Privileges
The Ottoman government restored extensive British commercial and legal privileges within the empire.
- Security Commitments Against France
Britain promised to protect the Ottoman Empire from French threats using its fleet and weapons supplies.
- Conclusion of the Treaty
Holy Alliance ultimatum over the Wallachian uprising
1822Role: Recipient of Ultimatum
Battle of Itea: naval action in the Gulf of Corinth
1827Role: Combatant
Treaty of London demands an Ottoman armistice in Greece
1827Role: Target of Armistice Demand
London Protocol establishes Greek independence
1830Role: Former Sovereign
- Signing of the London Protocol
France, Russia, and Great Britain signed the London Protocol on 3 February 1830, recognizing Greece as a fully sovereign and independent state separate from the Ottoman Empire.
- Definition of Northern Border
The protocol defined the northern border of Greece from the mouth of the Achelous or Aspropotamos river to the mouth of the Spercheios river.
- Establishment of Monarchy
The London Protocol determined that the Greek state would be a monarchy, ruled by the Ruler Sovereign of Greece.
- Notification to Greece and Ottoman Empire
Ambassadors from Russia, Britain, and France notified Greece and the Ottoman Empire of the protocol on 27 March / 8 April 1830.
- Signing of the London Protocol
Convention of London on Ottoman–Egyptian affairs signed by the great powers
1840Role: Signatory
- Signing of the Convention
The Great Powers signed the Convention for the Pacification of the Levant with the Ottoman Empire on 15 July 1840.
- Rejection and Crisis
Muhammad Ali refused the terms, leading to the Oriental Crisis and military intervention by European powers.
- Acceptance after Acre
Muhammad Ali accepted the convention on 27 November 1840 following the capture of Acre.
- Signing of the Convention
The Second Treaty of Erzurum settles the Ottoman–Persian border
1847Role: Signatory
- Cession of Abadan Island
Abadan Island, long subject to competing claims between Iran and the Ottomans, was ceded to Iran by Turkey in 1847.
- Signing of the Second Treaty of Erzurum
The Second Treaty of Erzurum was signed on 31 May 1847, settling boundary disputes between the Ottoman Empire and Qajar Persia.
- Cession of Abadan Island
1856 Heraklion earthquake
1856Role: Political Context
European commission investigates the 1860 Mount Lebanon and Damascus massacres
1860Role: Commission Member
Montenegro declares war on the Ottoman Empire
1876Role: Belligerent
Serbia restates its declaration of war against the Ottoman Empire
1877–1878Role: Belligerent
Russo-Turkish War: Battle of Philippopolis
1878Role: Opposing Force
Russo-Turkish War: Battle of Shipka Pass IV
1878Role: Combatant
Treaty of Berlin signed, redrawing the Balkans
1878Role: Signatory
- Cyprus Administration
Britain gained administrative control of Cyprus through the Cyprus Convention of 4 June 1878, a secret agreement concluded before the Congress opened, whose outcomes were reflected in the treaty.
- Signing of the Treaty
The Treaty of Berlin was signed on 13 July 1878, formally settling affairs in the East among the major powers and the Ottoman Empire.
- Recognition of Independence
The treaty recognized the independence of Serbia, Montenegro, and Romania, although they lost territory compared to the Treaty of San Stefano.
- Bosnia Garrison
Austria-Hungary obtained the right to garrison the Bosnia Vilayet and the Sanjak of Novi Pazar.
- Cyprus Administration
Peace treaty ends the Greco-Ottoman War
1897Role: Signatory
Sources
- Celali rebellions Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-14
- Ottoman–Venetian War (1570–1573) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-25
- Treaty of Constantinople (1590) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-04-14
- Long Turkish War Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-15
- Battle of Keresztes Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-21
- History of Kuwait Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-04
- Treaty of Żurawno Wikipedia, revision of 2025-10-26
- Treaty of Bakhchisarai Wikipedia, revision of 2026-01-09
- Morean War Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-06
- Great Turkish War Wikipedia
- Sremski Karlovci Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-26
- Treaty of Karlowitz Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-19
- Ottoman–Venetian War (1714–1718) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-12
- Treaty of Passarowitz Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-19
- Treaty of Niš (1739) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-10
- Battle of Aspindza Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-30
- Battle of Kozludzha Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-21
- Bukovina Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-19
- Treaty of Küçük Kaynarca Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-16
- Russo-Turkish War (1768–1774) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-25
- Treaty of Aynalıkavak Wikipedia, revision of 2025-12-13
- Battle of Karánsebes Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-28
- Treaty of Sistova Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-11
- Treaty of Constantinople (1800) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-03-11
- Ottoman Empire Wikipedia
- Treaty of the Dardanelles Wikipedia, revision of 2026-03-30
- Wallachian uprising of 1821 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
- Greek War of Independence Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-27
- Battle of Itea Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-21
- London Protocol (1830) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-04-24
- Convention of London (1840) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-20
- Treaties of Erzurum Wikipedia, revision of 2026-05-01
- 1856 Heraklion earthquake Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-22
- Crete Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03
- Mount Lebanon Mutasarrifate Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-04
- Montenegrin–Ottoman War (1876–1878) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-22
- Serbian–Ottoman Wars (1876–1878) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05
- Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-28
- Battle of Shipka Pass Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-20
- Treaty of Berlin (1878) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-07
- Greco-Turkish War (1897) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-13